St. Augustine once wrote, “To fall in love with God is the greatest romance; to seek him the greatest adventure; to find him, the greatest human achievement.” It is with great joy that one of my fel… more →
Truth in Lovewrote 1 day ago: This week, I watched “Francis of Assisi,” a film made in the early 1960s featuring an actress by t … more →
wrote 3 days ago: This shot was taken in the cemetery area of the cloister not far from the graves. It’s meaning … more →
wrote 4 days ago: Cloister – definition: 1) monastery or convent; 2) a covered, usually arched passage along or … more →
wrote 1 week ago: Iona Abbey. Always worth a visit. Even if you don’t want to become a nun. Iona Abbey … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: Beneath these fruit-tree boughs that shed Their snow-white blossoms on my head, With brightest sunsh … more →
wrote 4 weeks ago: It’s 1691. Germany. An 8 year old boy loses both parents in the war. He becomes a baker. J … more →
wrote 4 weeks ago: Is there a diversity problem in elite law schools? Sherif Girgis thinks that there is, and in this l … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Every cities has its own secrets, hidden little streets, tiny lovely shops, romantic garden. Ah! Sec … more →
wrote 1 month ago: The geologists came and declared all rock forms here at this East Icelandic cloister site to be natu … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Zenn Scarlett by Christian Schoon DISCLAIMER: I received Zenn Scarlett as a publisher ARC from Stran … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Bookcase with four adjustable shelves on both sides. Implementation in solid oak and oak vene … more →
wrote 2 months ago: tomb slab at the monastery of Raitenhaslach (Germany) … more →
wrote 2 months ago: cloister at the cathedral of Wells (UK) … more →
wrote 2 months ago: If Jack could have just left the Giants alone we all would have been much happier. This week was ou … more →
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wrote 2 months ago: cloister I have a bit of obsession with one point perspectives. It’s a kind of vertigo like ef … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Oliwa Cathedral is one of Europe’s best kept secrets. It is the longest post-cistercian church … more →
wrote 2 months ago: . Fiesole, the Etruscan town on a hill just north of Florence, is well worth a visit, and not only b … more →